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    last night I decieded to install a real firewall, XP firewall is crap, after finding a couple of virii that my roommate picked up from somwere, which just reminded of something else. A couple days ago I run a routine check of nortin anti-virus, and for some reason "Auto Potect" was disabled and i was unable to enable it, same goes for the "email scaning" option. I had to compleatly uninstall the program and then reinstall it again to get it to work properly, this was after i found 3 virii. Anway back to the subject, I installed Zone Alarm, and I am constantly getting pinged from other computers. I have Roadrunner cable internet service, and from what i can tell all of these pings are coming from diferent roadrunner DNS's. in just a few min there was over 300 blocked pings. Anyone have any comments about this!!
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  2. Originally Posted by Grant_H
    Anyone have any comments about this!!
    You must be a popular guy.

    Not the most helpful, but its a comment.

    Nah, just trying to lighten your mood. I am never supprised with the type of stuff that happens when a computer has a virus. Maybe those pings are other infected computers trying to find the virus you had. Just keep blocking them and give it some time. See if it goes away. Pings are not harmful to your computer, especially if you don't reply to them.
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    I had a software firewall on my cable modem and I got pinged all the time. Went to a hardware router and I don't worry about it anymore. It seems pretty common on a cable modem system.
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  4. Most likly your isp testing if you are still alive.....
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  5. I would just let Zonealarm do it's job in blocking the pings for now.
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    There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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  7. Gees sure gives out her number a lot!


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  8. I'm lighter on the intrusions (this is since August):

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  9. Installed 2 days ago, due to a new OS hard drive.

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    Gees sure gives out her number a lot!
    :cD

    Wow, yours is low! :co Mine's cable modem and they ping me all day long!
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    Originally Posted by Craig Tucker
    Installed 2 days ago, due to a new OS hard drive.
    Sheesh!!! :cO Thought MINE was bad!
    There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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    Wow, It seems it's not just me--this goes to show how important a good firewall is, and aparently the windows XP fire wall is about as usefull as a stick, cause I still have it active.
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    Originally Posted by Grant_H
    Wow, It seems it's not just me--this goes to show how important a good firewall is, and aparently the windows XP fire wall is about as usefull as a stick, cause I still have it active.
    Hey, don't knock sticks! :cD
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  14. I have a cable connection too but am behind a software and hardware firewall.
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    Ahhh, I see. :c) I know zilch about the hardware type.
    There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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  16. Gees I have been meaning to ask, where is 127.0.0.1, is it a bible reference ?
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    :c))))) No. LOL

    It means "home". Your own PC address - sort of. :c)
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    Aw.... Craig, you are not the first person to ask me. :c) Others have done it on the sly! :cD

    I also get PM's about what my smilies mean. :c)

    But no one yet had thought it was a bible reference! :cD

    Do I come across like that!!?? :cO A Holy Roller!!!??


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  19. Originally Posted by Gees
    But no one yet had thought it was a bible reference! :cD

    Do I come across like that!!?? :cO A Holy Roller!!!??


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    No, it was just the first thing that I thought of digital angel What is the relevance of those particular numbers though.
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    Ummm, it just refers to "Local Host". It's a loopback address for pinging, so, in a way, it is your home. :c)

    I think I said that right. :c)

    The angel part of D.A. was from seeing that as an actual Movie Credit title in Toy Story. It was used for a Digital Special Effects person on the movie.
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  21. Originally Posted by redwudz
    I had a software firewall on my cable modem and I got pinged all the time. Went to a hardware router and I don't worry about it anymore. It seems pretty common on a cable modem system.
    Thats it exactly. If you travel with a notebook or whatever to hotel or other networks, you still need firewall sw. But at home, a router/firewall should be standard equipment if allowable by your ISP, althought Firewall SW dosen't hurt at home either, just won't be overworked like those without Hardware router/firewalls.
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  22. Originally Posted by Gees
    Ummm, it just refers to "Local Host". It's a loopback address for pinging, so, in a way, it is your home. :c)

    I think I said that right. :c)
    OK
    Originally Posted by Gees
    The angel part of D.A. was from seeing that as an actual Movie Credit title in Toy Story. It was used for a Digital Special Effects person on the movie.
    I know I remember you mentioning it in another thread.
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  23. Originally Posted by Gees
    Ummm, it just refers to "Local Host". It's a loopback address for pinging, so, in a way, it is your home. :c)

    I think I said that right. :c)
    127.0.0.1 will always work testing from yourself to yourself as long as TCP/IP is installed correctly. Whereas going beyond that things may not work if you don't have the SW configured properly (difference between correct install and configuration), or have hardware problems, etc... Getting the correct response on 127.0.0.1 tells you that at least your drivers are working.
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    There's no place like http://localhost/

    I do not like ZoneAlarm, I think you get what you pay for and ZA is very misleading about the depth of security it offers. I am using Norton Internet Security and it is the best I have ever used and I've tried a few.

    I am also behind a hardware router firewall! but NIS does a much better job than ZA IMHO.
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